Tony Ricca

Tony Ricca (Tom Ricca), known by his ring name in the WWE as Tony Ricca, is an American professional wrestler and promoter of Showtime Wrestling. He’s known for his Italian Arm Tapout. He wrestled for the WWE, then WWF in the 1990’s and is still currently connected with them. He was ranked #1 in 1991 by PWRankings. He also wrestled for NWA, WCW, AKW and other wrestling promotions Globally. He was a 3 time champion in NWA, 5 time champion in AKW and was a contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. He was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017 at the DePace Sports Museum. He’s a NJ State Tae Kwon Do Champion and qualified for the 1992 Olympic Team for demonstrations of the sport at the 1992 Olympics. He was also UFC trained to contend. He stayed with wrestling to further his career. He writes for Entrepreneur. Is featured in many articles including HUFFPOST, ESPN, Medium, Thrive Global, USA Today and more. He has a music album called Club Euro. He’s a founder of Cannoli World, LLC. A multi-award winning Cannoli company with more than 100 Cannoli varieties, Cannoli Food Trucks, Stadium/Theme Park Carts and Showrooms. In June 2014, His daughter Gabriella won the USAIG/IAIGC Gymnastics International World Championships as the 12-year-old division's All-Around Champion and Bar Champion in Orlando Florida. Gabriella was the only 12-year-old to receive at least a 9.0 in each event. She will be competing for the Olympic trials in 2020. Look for her in wrestling too.